Madison Heights police are seeking tips as they try to identify a man they say stole a woman’s catalytic converter after she got out of her vehicle at work.

Police on Wednesday released a photo of a pickup truck that was caught on surveillance tape in the catalytic converter theft July 25.

“From the picture you can see the bed of the truck and it looks like there are quite a few catalytic converters in there,” said Madison Heights Police Lt. Robert Anderson. “It’s not often we get pictures of a suspect’s vehicle like this.”

Police said the man in the pickup followed the woman into the parking lot where she works at Seasons Hospice, 27355 John R, a couple of blocks north of 11 Mile Road.

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As soon as the woman walked into work at the non-profit facility, police said the man in the pickup got out and stole the catalytic converter from her vehicle.

The theft was one of several catalytic converter thefts reported in Madison Heights recently, Anderson said.

The pickup is possibly a late 1990s or early 2000s GMC Sonoma or Chevy S-10, police said. The vehicle has a black tailgate, silver or light colored bed, a primer-colored cab and silver rims.

Though the truck’s bed was filled with catalytic converters, police said they are unsure whether the man they are seeking is also involved in other recent converter thefts in Madison Heights.

Anyone with information is asked to call Madison Heights Police at 248-585-2100.